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In a previous post called, Re-thinking Research: The Parents of William Hawley<\/a><\/strong>, I made the claim that William C. Hawley and Mary Oakley were not the parents of my 2nd great grandfather William Hawley<\/a><\/strong>. I used several methods to help back up this claim including a timeline comparison of the lives of my ancestor William and the son of William C. Hawley and Mary Oakley.<\/p>\n\t

Since that time, I have been trying to find William’s parents. Here is a list of some of the clues to his birthplace, which I hope will lead me to his parents.<\/p>\n\t

1. \u00a0 The death certificate of his son Edward James Hawley, states that William was born in Mount Washington, New York<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"isasd0mn-40qnj7m\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t

2. \u00a0 In Book J (1872 – 1905) of\u00a0Early Members of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints<\/a>\u00a0William’s birthplace is listed as Urbana, Steuben, New York<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"isasd4ba-3nnbnj8\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t

3. \u00a0 \u00a0From the book Village of Hillman 1891 – 1991, it is stated that Wm. Hawley, a farmer, removed from Steuben County, York State.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"isasdaxp-1pipglr\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t

4. \u00a0 Williams Obituary, published in 1914, also states that he was born in Steuben County, New York<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"William\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t

This was the point I was at when I started my research, a few days ago, into the birthplace and parents of\u00a0William Hawley<\/a><\/strong>. My plan was to re-analyze each piece of evidence that I had already collected about William, hoping to find a clue that I had previously missed. I have spent several hours doing this\u00a0over the last few weeks.<\/p>\n\t

I found a few interesting facts that I hadn’t yet documented, but nothing\u00a0largely\u00a0relevant to my search for his parents. So, as I\u00a0do occasionally when feeling a little frustrated, I decided to do a few “blind searches”. What I mean by this is, that I don’t necessarily have a specific fact or even person that I’m looking for. I may focus on a historical event or a specific location, just to see if something jumps out at me.<\/p>\n\tI did a few searches using google books. I searched for keywords such as “Hawley”, “Alpena”, “Hillman” and “lumber industry”. \u00a0I did find a book of interest that mentioned William Hawley, that I hadn’t found before. The book is called\u00a0Village of Hillman 1891 – 1991<\/a>.<\/strong>\u00a0Of course, like many books on google books, the whole eBook wasn’t available, only little snippets. I did end up buying the book on eBay for $10. There may be only one paragraph that references William, but sometimes that’s worth it. \u00a0I’ll share more about this when I receive the book in the mail.\n\t

Finding the information in this book, led me to decide to do a “blind search” for census records in and around 1850 for Steuben County, New York. The only search criteria I added was the location and date range.<\/p>\n\t

Why did I share so much of my research process? Because it led me to find something significant. Something that I feel will help me make progress in confirming William’s birthplace and finding his parents.<\/p>\n\t

This is what I found.\u00a0 A fourteen-year-old boy named William Holly<\/strong>\u00a0is recorded as living in the household of John Lockwood<\/strong> and his family in Urbana, Steuben County, New York. The head of Household is John Lockwood, born in about 1823. John is a farmer living with his wife Nancy<\/strong>\u00a0and 3 children; Bradley<\/strong> (3), Celecta<\/strong> (2) and Franklin<\/strong> (2 months).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"isas7t2f-4327rcl\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\"tap_1\"\n\t

This find in itself was very exciting and closer than I had ever gotten before. However, it was not enough to have me doing the “genealogy happy dance” just yet. Although I will admit, my feet were tapping along to that beat.<\/p>\n\tMy next step was to start investigating William Holly’s<\/strong> FAN club (Family, Associates, and Neighbors) from Urbana, Steuben County, New York, based on the 1850 census.\nI started to review pages before and after the page that William Holly<\/strong> and the Lockwood family were found on.\u00a0I started making a list of surnames that were in the same County in 1850. \u00a0One of the surnames that stood out to me was Jaynes.\u00a0<\/strong>I wasn’t sure why at first, it wasn’t a surname in any of my family lines. Then it occurred to me, there was a border, named Wesley Jaynes<\/strong>, living next to\u00a0William Hawley<\/a><\/strong> on the 1880 census in Wilson Township, Alpena County, Michigan. Coincidence? maybe, but it was enough to persuade me to keep looking.\n\tGenealogist Elizabeth Shown Mills coined a phrase that explains a genealogy methodology called
\nthe\u00a0“FAN Club.”<\/strong><\/u>
\nShe points out the significance of not only searching records for an ancestor’s surname but also paying attention to documents about the ancestor’s\u00a0“FAN Club” (Friends, Associates, Neighbors)<\/strong><\/u>, thereby broadening the scope of research beyond an individual to the community and nation where he or she lived. Learning more about an ancestor’s FAN Club is a great way to discover new information about your direct ancestry, as these people are often listed together in deeds, wills, court cases, road orders, etc., and help you build a stronger case about relationships in your own family. \u00a0–\u00a0 Elizabeth Shown Mills<\/a><\/strong>\n\t

Below is the 1880 Census for Wilson Township, Alpena County, Michigan showing William Hawley and his family, living next store to\u00a0Charles and Frank Hawley (Sons of William and Mercy) and\u00a0\u00a0Wesley and Adelia Jaynes. Wesley was a part of William’s FAN Club.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"isas0wi4-2s48tqq\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t

I found several Jaynes families living in Urbana in 1850, but not a Wesley Jaynes. I decided to widen my search to the whole county of Steuben. Imagine my surprise when I came across a Wesley Jaynes (spelled Janes)<\/strong>, living about 20 miles from Urbana<\/p>\n\t

Below is the 1850 Census showing Wesley Jaynes<\/strong> living, with his family, in Cambell, Steuben, New York. This further confirms the connection between William Holly<\/strong>, living in Urbana in 1850 and William Hawley<\/a><\/strong> living in Alpena in 1880.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"isas49ma-3miiedq\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\"02168a71edad9b6a1fa2ca21fee691b7_orig\"\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\"happy-dance02\"\n\t

To Summarize, based on records previously found, I was pretty confident that William Hawley<\/strong> <\/a>was born in or around Steuben County, New York in August of 1836. By 1860, William was living in Livingston County, New York with his wife Mercy and two sons Franklin and Charles.<\/p>\n\tI strongly believe that William Holly<\/strong>\u00a0that I found living with the Lockwood family in Urbana, Steuben County, New York in 1850 is my 2nd great grandfather\u00a0William Hawley<\/a><\/strong>.\nThis discovery is just the starting point for my continued research. So, what’s next?\n